Answer to Question #100511 in Molecular Physics | Thermodynamics for Harsha

Question

Heat can be removed from water at 0C and atmospheric pressure without causing the water to freeze, if done with little disturbance of the water. Suppose the water is cooled to –5C before ice began to form. What is the change in entropy per unit mass occurring during the sudden freezing that then takes place?

Answer 1

$$\Delta S =C_p \ln{\frac{T_2}{T_1}}$$

$$\Delta S =4200 \ln{\frac{273-5}{273}}=-77.6\frac{J}{kgK}$$